After my 12 hour Shift was just to tired to cook or even warm so straight out of the can

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commiPANDA@reddit

I've always been curious if these tamales. How bad are they?

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Accomplished_Meet230@reddit

I make a tamale casserole with them and eat it with Fritos

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Accomplished_Meet230@reddit

My mom would add a can of chili and then cover it in cheese. Also dump the tamale juice out I forgot to do that one time and it was pretty gross lol.

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

They taste like a rolled corn dough with chili sauce if your hungry they will do especially if I are on a budget 1.25 at Dollar Tree

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doug1963@reddit

They are much better if you get a can of Hormel Chili No Beans to use as a sauce. Don't forget to unwrap the tamales before you put the sauce on them!

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

If u add cheese they taste better but unfortunately I had none

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SlipperyGibbet@reddit

I hope for you to have more cheese and food and energy and cheese soon

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Princess_Slagathor@reddit

Dang.. did you at least have hot sauce or salsa?

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Man... last time I had them, I put them in a bowl, heated them, and put them away once they cooled. Put them in the microwave, cheese on top, salsa, hot sauce, then went to dig in. Realized the paper was still on.

Alcohol makes you stupid.

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Grigori_the_Lemur@reddit

Correction: Stupider. But ohhhh yeahhh.

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Princess_Slagathor@reddit

I'm actually pretty smrt when sober.

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Grigori_the_Lemur@reddit

Me too, but then I drink and disprove the notion.

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Grigori_the_Lemur@reddit

If you at the paper at least you have some fiber, because the food has none.

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SlipperyGibbet@reddit

Lol duly noted, gracias

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Miserable-Ad5401@reddit

I loved them as a teenager, just never buy them now that I live in Texas because there are better alternatives readily accessible pretty much year round. Every now and then I get nostalgic and think about picking up a can.

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Various-Salt-7738@reddit

Imo the only way to enjoy a tamale is when you buy a grocery bag full from a Mexican Matriarch in the Walmart parking lot

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Normal-Top-1985@reddit

Hormel tamales are not tamales. It's more like a ravioli.

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Bthnt@reddit

How about from an abuelita on the beach in Suayulita?

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jazerlu@reddit

Chef boyardee ravioli honestly. Very very similar.

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Flutterwander@reddit

They are not terrible per se, but you definitely want some good hot sauce and cheese to add on.

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SkynetLurking@reddit

It is to tamales what chef boyardee is to spaghetti

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QueezyF@reddit

Honestly, they taste closer to Chef Boyardee ravioli than actual tamales.

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Pan_Fried_Puppies@reddit

You sold me on these. I want notions of spicy chef boyardee.

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katamaritumbleweed@reddit

Years ago, there used to be canned chicken tamales in a green sauce. They tested a bit less like canned ravioli.

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SkynetLurking@reddit

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Normal-Top-1985@reddit

They are not tamales. They are not good. But they are cheap and filling.

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xpietoe42@reddit

Ive tried them. They’re kind of gross. They are wrapped in sauce and paper and oil. You have to remove the paper carefully. The taste is less than average, but if your hungry, it’s not bad. I think the beef chili from hormel is a better choice for around the same price!

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AdExcellent1745@reddit

like salty mushy corn-y chef boyardee. 4/10, but I respect them. wouldn't buy again but would be happy to see a can in the zombie apocalypse.

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DarthDoobz@reddit

They're pretty bad out of the can. Decently salvageable when heated up

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Spurnout@reddit

I got them out of curiosity, they're horrible.

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LootingRail11@reddit

The tamales being corn-based always makes me wish I’d made Jiffy cornbread instead. I’m never glad that I ate them.

The cost ends up about the same and it only takes a half hour or so to make the cornbread.

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commiPANDA@reddit

Unhappy because of the calories because of the what they might do to your stomach?

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LootingRail11@reddit

They’re edible, it’s just that the canned corn dough reminds me that I could’ve had something hot out of the oven. I know the whole time I’m eating them that I settled because I was lazy, basically.

But yeah, they’re fine with your favorite hot sauce. I’ve had much worse.

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MrScottimus@reddit

think chef boyardee of tamales. Chef Bañuelos.

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commiPANDA@reddit

Lol ok. I'm sold.

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Salt_Finger_6863@reddit

They are ghetto mini tamales, they are not that terrible.

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klrcow@reddit

Basically disappointment incarnate.

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baltama@reddit

they're basically to tamales what the wontons in maruchan instant wonton are to wontons. i fuckin love em though

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Yodzilla@reddit

Herdez makes some seriously good sauce. I love their roasted verde.

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

Agree delicious

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Alewort@reddit

I'm not sure I can defend these as actually being tamales, but as a different food sometimes they hit the spot.

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onamonapizza@reddit

But it says tamales right there on the can!

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

Agree but it's better than hearing my stomach growl lol

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SFDessert@reddit

I thought the can said "Hornet Tamales" and thought I was on /r/somnigastronomy

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Towel_of_Babel@reddit

Why not just grab a takeout on the way home

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

Don't get paid till Friday or I would have

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Midnout26@reddit

how’s the avocado cilantro sauce? i love the verde by them but haven’t tried that one yet

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

It's delicious also have to other flavors 💯

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MrScottimus@reddit

that herdez sauce is incredible

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

💯👍🏻🔝Delicious

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Eggxactly1001@reddit

Get some popcorn powdered cheese to sprinkle on those things! Adds extra flavors.

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

Will try that

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Woodwhat74@reddit

That green sauce is heaven

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

💯🔝👍🏻

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HIGH-IQ-over-9000@reddit

Too tired to warm it up in the microwave?

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

Yes was 12 hours on my feet if I wasn't so hungry I would have just gone to bed without eating

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spidermaniscool24@reddit

Remaining energy was used constructing this post

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SiphiliSx@reddit

Been there. I've eaten many a Great Value ravioli, room temp, straight out of the can.

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

Room temperature can food is not bad

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Miserable-Ad5401@reddit

Not the gif I was after but here ya go.

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rasta_pineapple2@reddit

There's no way this was better than just microwaving it in a plate for one minute.

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

At room temperature there not bad

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TheLoneAccenter@reddit

This is somehow worse than my cold spaghettios out the can

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MrElectricPigeon@reddit

I have that same taquiera sauce in my cabinet. It's bangin

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

Yes and delicious also comes on 2 other flavors

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SkynetLurking@reddit

Empty the can into a small casserole dish.
Drown it in a can of hormel chili.
Cover in shredded cheddar.
Bake for half an hour.
Serve on rice with some beans.
Enjoy your impending diarrhea

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springpaper1@reddit

Bro they couldn't even warm it up. Lol

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

If can is at room temperature it's not bad but if refrigerated then yes nasty need to warm them

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PsychologicalArm2138@reddit

Can I eat it first, that wasn’t a step listed

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slugboi@reddit

All of the best meals are precursors to diarrhea.

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the1npc@reddit

bro at least zap in the microwave

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mellow_shadowhq@reddit

Adding the taco sauce straight into the can is actually a pro move for this level of exhaustion.

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Manger-Babies@reddit

All your comments read like chatgbt replies

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ValiantWarrior19@reddit

Chatgbtqia+

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Cucufornuts@reddit (OP)

👍🏻💯

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NoseBooperOnTheLoose@reddit

I do this all the time; if its in a can, im eating it cold out of the can.

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DuchessOfCelery@reddit

Dammit, you ate your apocalypse food. What's left in your pantry for the end of the world?

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etherealtwo@reddit

Tried once. Disgusting. Replace with spaghetti-os or something.

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Jluvcoffee@reddit

Just throw this in the microwave in a bowl and pull off the wrapper prior ive done that plenty of times

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twichy1983@reddit

Hell yeah

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KindaKrayz222@reddit

I grew up with these tamales. They're not that bad, actually. Hell, I've eaten Chef Boyardee after a shift. No shame.

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Next-Drink8593@reddit

I agree with this dude.

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Minimum-Act6859@reddit

Those tamales are always a great meal to have in the cupboard.

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isaacfrost0@reddit

Ex gf introduced me to that cilantro sauce, best thing l got got from that relationship, that is S tier sauce.

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MSnap@reddit

Would

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Grigori_the_Lemur@reddit

I... uh... actually like the damn things. Are they tamales? No. Are they something obe should ever eat? Also, no. Do I want them every time I am sick or want comfort food? Yes.

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